After nearly an hour delay, Steven Jackson was announced the winner of the SGA Presidential race this afternoon. Ahvery Thomas was also announced the winner of the Miss Grambling race.Steven Jackson beat the second-closest candidate, Dean-Julien Weatherly by 38 votes. Weatherly garnered 374 votes. Alonzo Blalock came in third, garnering 338 votes, while Christopher Hughes […]
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All hail the King (King Tut, that is)
The Art Department and students from other majors went to Dallas on recently to experience the King Tutankhamun exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art. It was amazing viewing the sarcophagus, jewelry and the different artifacts from the young ruler’s reign. The exhibit also had artifacts from the rulers and pharaohs who continued to rule […]
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GSU to present ‘Dreamgirls’
Take a trip back to the music and dreams of the 1960s by attending the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Dreamgirls, and a silent auction at the 2nd Annual President’s Scholarship Dinner-Theatre Gala set for April 24-25 in the Grambling State University Assembly Center.The musical is presented by the President’s Scholarship Dinner-Theater Committee in collaboration with […]
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Candidates spar but leave students dissatisfied
Candidates sank, sputtered and swam in the Favrot Student Union during the campus debates Tuesday. About 30 people attended. Many of those audience members included candidates and representatives of the Student Government Association. The most interesting responses came from presidential hopefuls. Current SGA Vice President Steven Jackson stressed the importance of listening to the issues […]
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Barely known golf team gets treated as stepchild of sports
“I did not even know we had a golf team,” was the response from several students when they were asked about how familiar they were with the Grambling State University golf team. Of the twenty-five random students asked, only fourteen were completely sure if GSU had a golf team. How can a student not know […]
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Where is our ‘Mr. Grambling?’
An intelligent, comely, charismatic brotha with civic engagements, a commendable GPA, diverse friends and the appropriate amount of hallelujah could represent Grambling State University. He could present a platform encouraging after school tutoring, increased STD awareness and/or the importance of reactivating a functional black family structure. He could don a rented tux and swagger onstage […]
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Black Dynasty rips the runway
A pretty packed auditorium supported Black Dynasty’s latest fashion show. The fast-paced event blended modes of entertainment. The show was creatively executed with eye-catching choreography; diverse ensembles and the signature staccato walk synonymous with the campus Dynasty kept fashion enthusiasts interested. The group brought out Miss Grambling hopeful, Blythe Dennis to cheering viewers. Several students […]
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Where we are and what to focus on
On behalf of the Student Government Association we hope that your mid-term grades are pleasing to your eye sight and you are prepared for the sprint to the end. We also know that for many seniors these final days represent the final lap of a race you have running for a while now. Many expressed […]
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‘Cache’ closes out French Film Festival
The monthlong Tournées French film festival held at Grambling State University ended on Tuesday with the film Caché (Hidden). Caché is a thriller centered on Georges and Anne Laurent, a wealthy French couple, and their son Pierrot. They receive threatening phone calls and videotapes of surveillance of their private life and weird drawings. Eventually, Georges […]
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Easter sunrise service at Hodges Gardens State Park revived
Hodges Gardens State Park is reviving a long treasured Easter tradition that in recent years had been discontinued. The annual Easter Sunrise Service will once again be performed on Easter Sunday, April 12. Area church choirs and the Centenary Choir will present the story of Christ in song and narration. The choirs are being directed […]